On This Day, Nov. 13: 106,000 people sign up for ACA in first month

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi celebrate the start of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act in Washington, D.C., on October 1, 2013. On November 13, the government announced more than 106,000 people had signed up for health insurance covered under the ACA within its first month. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Nov. 13 (UPI) -- On this date in history:

In 1927, the Holland Tunnel was opened under the Hudson River, linking New York City and New Jersey.

In 1933, the first recorded "sit-down" strike in the United States was staged by workers at the Hormel Packing Co. in Austin, Minn.

In 1947, development of the AK-47 is completed by the Soviet Union. Between 70 and 100 million of these assault rifles have been produced since then. Fifty years later, the designer of the assault rifle, Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov, said he regretted the "misuse" of the weapon by terrorists.

In 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal district court's ruling in Browder v. Gayle (1956) that segregation on interstate buses was unconstitutional. They would issue their decision in December with the Montgomery Bus Boycott ending quickly thereafter.

Palestinian refugee Mahmoud Abu Deeb, a former fighter from the village of Beersheba, aims a Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle outside his home in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2020. On November 13, 1947, the Soviet Union completed development on the AK-47. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI
Palestinian refugee Mahmoud Abu Deeb, a former fighter from the village of Beersheba, aims a Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle outside his home in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2020. On November 13, 1947, the Soviet Union completed development on the AK-47. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI
File Photo by Bill Clark/UPI
File Photo by Bill Clark/UPI

In 1967, Carl Stokes became the first black U.S. mayor when he was elected in Cleveland.

Victims of the shooting at the Bataclan concert venue in central Paris are being evacuated to receive first aid on November 14, 2015. File Photo by Maya Vidon-White/UPI
Victims of the shooting at the Bataclan concert venue in central Paris are being evacuated to receive first aid on November 14, 2015. File Photo by Maya Vidon-White/UPI

In 1970, more than 500,000 people died in a single night as the Bhola cyclone devastated the Ganges Delta region in what is now Bangladesh.

In 1982, thousands of veterans of the Vietnam War march on Washington, D.C., to attend the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

On November 13, 1927, the Holland Tunnel was opened under the Hudson River, linking New York City and New Jersey. File Photo by Kmf164/CC
On November 13, 1927, the Holland Tunnel was opened under the Hudson River, linking New York City and New Jersey. File Photo by Kmf164/CC

In 1985, the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted in Colombia, killing 25,000 people. It was one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in history.

In 2004, an Iraqi national security adviser said up to 1,000 insurgents were killed in a six-day battle for Fallujah.

A volunteer helps a visitor etch the name of a loved one as thousands of people pay their respects at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall during Memorial Day weekend in Washington, D.C., May 27. On November 13, 1982, thousands of veterans of the Vietnam War march on Washington, D.C., to attend the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

In 2010, the military government of Myanmar, formerly Burma, released pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. The leader of the National League for Democracy, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, had spent 15 of the past 21 years confined to her home.

File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
U.S. Marines of RCT-7 and the Emergency Response Unit of the Iraqi Forces perform offensive operations on November 10, 2004 during fighting in Fallujah, Iraq. On November 13, 2004, an Iraqi national security adviser said up to 1,000 insurgents were killed in a six-day battle for Fallujah. File Photo by SSgt J. Knauth/USMC
U.S. Marines of RCT-7 and the Emergency Response Unit of the Iraqi Forces perform offensive operations on November 10, 2004 during fighting in Fallujah, Iraq. On November 13, 2004, an Iraqi national security adviser said up to 1,000 insurgents were killed in a six-day battle for Fallujah. File Photo by SSgt J. Knauth/USMC

In 2011, Mario Monti, an economist and former EU commissioner, was picked to succeed Silvio Berlusconi as Italy's prime minister. Berlusconi, 75, resigned after Parliament passed austerity measures to address the country's $2.6 trillion debt. Monti was PM until April 2013.

In 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that 106,185 people had chosen health plans in the new Affordable Care Act marketplace through October, about 20 percent of the number expected. The new health system had been plagued by problems with its federal website since it opened Oct. 1.

On November 13, 2011, Mario Monti, an economist and former EU commissioner, was picked to succeed Silvio Berlusconi as Italy's prime minister. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
On November 13, 2011, Mario Monti, an economist and former EU commissioner, was picked to succeed Silvio Berlusconi as Italy's prime minister. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

In 2015, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks across the French capital of Paris claimed the lives of 130 people and left 368 others injured.

In 2020, British singer Harry Styles became the first solo man to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine.

In 2022, four University of Idaho students were killed at a residence in the town of Moscow. Police in Pennsylvania arrested Bryan Kohberger in late December, charging him with four counts of first-degree murder.

File Photo courtesy of Moscow Police Facebook
File Photo courtesy of Moscow Police Facebook